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The circumstances and environments we grow up in have a huge impact on and influence on the people we become.

Knowing this is to realize the importance of addressing unresolved traumas from our past not only so that we can heal our present but also set right the future.

There are few if any characters in the Star Wars universe that didn’t experience a major trauma. Exploring these characters and watching how they navigate their worlds given their past traumas, perhaps we can learn a little about ourselves.

Star Wars is after all a beautiful reflection of the human experience. At least, I believe it is. And hopefully, after listening to this show for some time, you will too.

May the Force be with you.

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After a nearly two year hiatus, Path of the Jedi is BACK!!!

This episode answers the most obvious and pressing question: where the heck have we been???

Well, if your last two years have been anything like mine, you’re gonna want to listen up

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The children ARE our future.  And if nothing else, Omega should be a reminder that we can and should always do better.

The uncertainty and instability (and sheer danger) of the Bad Batch’s circumstances and lifestyle are starting to take their toll on Omega’s well being.

The volatility of their lives will most certainly imprint in her unconscious mind as patterns that will play out in her adult life… if the clones aren’t more mindful of their influence on her.

This is the importance of the work we do in personal development.  Each of the clones have their own set of baggage.  Those patterns come out and express themselves especially admit the most volatile situations they face.

And through all of it, Omega in internalizing everything she is going through AND everything she is observing of them.

This is how it works here too.

Children will internalize everything they experience as well as even the littlest nuance in adults’ behavior.  Sometimes we cannot control the external circumstances but we can certainly work to control our behaviors.

I know, it’s not easy and it’s not that km asking for perfect.  But as long as we adults are willing to put in the work, we can help the children grow into adults with less baggage than us.

That’s why I continue to do what I do☺️
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In this episode we discuss Season 2 Episode 2 of the Bad Batch - Ruins of War. 

We find Omega really having taken to heart that she is the cause of why the crew is in the situation they’re in.  As a result, she takes it upon herself, at great risk, to acquire enough loot to change their situation.

Themes we talk about in this week’s episode:

- Be careful what you say especially around children.  We all could stand to be more mindful with the words we put out into the world.  What more around impressionable children who are developing their outlook of life and the world.

- Letting go of attachments to attainment, whether material or achievements or outcomes.  Omega needed to learn to stop chasing an ideal thinking that ideal is what’s going to bring happiness.  Rather, happiness can be found in appreciating the here and now. 

That’s what I’m really learning to do. 

As I go through what has proven to be a major transition in my life, the challenges and uncertainties abound.  And so the the natural reaction is to keep my eye on the prize and chase the dream. 

But then what?  What happens when that dream is attained? 

Setting goals and having dreams is certainly important but we cannot lose touch of what we have right now in this moment.  Because really the moment is all there is. 

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Thanks for being patient with me.  I know this episode is coming super late but I promise it has some very practical and important advice on TAKING A BREAK. 

In a fast paced world, we can lose ourselves in getting ahead, working and grinding, heck even in just keeping up. 

That’s why it’s always important to pause and referrer yourself, on the micro scale and on the macro scale.

During your day’s work, take a short break every hour to do some deep breathing, stretches, rehydrate.  On the longer time frame like after competing a big project or hitting a midterm target, make sure to not just go straight into the next thing without pausing to enjoy what you’d just accomplished. 

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Among Palpatine’s many talents, manipulation is unequivocally his greatest power.

He manipulated his way to becoming the politically powerful beings in the Galaxy.  He was so successful at this in fact that even after his defeat, groups of people still continued his work.

Why?  What made him so adept at manipulation?

Because he knew how to take advantage of one of the strongest and most basic needs people have: the need for CERTAINTY

Palpatine not only planted the idea that there was massive uncertainty in the galaxy but also created actual uncertainty in the form of the war.

When faced with high levels of uncertainty, people more susceptible to manipulation because of the desire to bring more stability back to their lives.

The thing is, finding external certainty isn’t actually possible because it doesn’t exist.  If there’s one thing we know, it’s that the world is ever changing.  Sometimes that change is slight and imperceptible.  Sometimes it’s drastic as we all experienced during the global pandemic.  Whatever its form, change constant nonetheless.

That’s why you’ll never find certainty from external sources… no matter what anyone promises you.

We have to continually work to develop internal certainty to make sure would-be manipulators and sham-artists don’t get one over on us.  The pattern has repeated itself time and again 8’ Star Wars and in real life throughout human history (even very recent world events)

That’s why this will always be an impotent conversation.
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This week’s shout out goes to Jessica Zweig and the Simply Be Podcast. Check out the show at the link below
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The INFLUENCER MASTERCLASS
Happening February 27th - March 1st at 11am eastern each day via Zoom

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In this masterclass you’re going to get everything I’ve learned in the past 12 months studying content creation and what it means to be an influencer.

I’m going to bust through all the misconceptions surrounding content creation and influencers so that we can then re:DEFINE things I terms that could, if you choose, absolutely transform your life.

The era of the Influencer is here. 
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There is a reason they Finn is one of the most beloved characters from the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy.  And for good reason.  His innocence and naïveté on full display as he tried to navigate a life outside the First order, immediately endeared him to audience worldwide.

In this episode we discuss Finn’s compassion and selflessness as being his main driving qualities.  On the surface, Finn may have seemed to primarily concerned with self-preservation.  But when we take a closer look, it is his compassion and empathy that pushes him to leave the Order.

Those qualities further influence all his decisions throughout the entire trilogy even if it meant certain death.

For these reason and these qualities, Finn is a character and an example that we should all strive to.
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Happening February 27th - March 1st at 11am eastern each day via Zoom
 
You can register at this link:
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In this masterclass you’re going to get everything I’ve learned in the past 12 months studying content creation and what it means to be an influencer.

I’m going to bust through all the misconceptions surrounding content creation and influencers so that we can then re:DEFINE things I terms that could, if you choose, absolutely transform your life.

The era of the Influencer is here.
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Kino Loy is most definitely a major stand out character for me from the show Andor.  With such little screen time, Kino left an indelible mark on audiences across the board. 

For me, it’s Kino’s character arc that really hits home.  In his example, there is no better illustration of the most basic human instinct to resist change.  In his character arc, we see exactly the process that all of us experience (in varying degrees) when change and uncertainty is thrust upon us. 

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This week’s shout out goes to fellow Star Wars podcasters out of the city of Brotherly Love! Ben and Jan the hosts of the Star Bros Podcast.  Check out their show at the link below:

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Had to do it.  I mean, they do say repetition is the mother of… something or other🤷🏽‍♂️😆

Anywho, having a reminder that we actually have more control over our experience of life, especially at a time like now when we typically might be facing challenges staying on track with our new years goals. 

Raising your awareness and being mindful of what you’re focusing on will allow you to practice being more intentional with that focus. 

When you can control your thoughts and focus, you are controlling your experience of life. 

That is Jedi Mastery

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I wanted to take this first episode of the new year and reintroduce myself to you my faithful listeners. 

I’ve often been asked how I “got into” personal development and why I’m so drawn to exploring all the facets of human psychology and behavior, capability and capacity, and all the wondrous mysteries to explore and discover about how the universe and life work.